Pirates: How Many Divisions Do the Five Elders Have? The Heart Pirates

North Blue.

Flevance.

This place was once known as the White Kingdom.

Like the Drum Kingdom ruled by Wapol, this is a country with an icy climate.

Flevance was once a very wealthy country, and its land and trees were as white and pristine as a snowy wonderland from a fairy tale, a place so beautiful it seemed like a paradise on earth.

However, at this moment, the medium-sized island is already devastated.

A shattered city, desolate villages, and a faint miasma covering the entire island.

The devastating pandemic that struck more than a decade ago due to unchecked industrial pollution still leaves indelible marks on this island.

The White Kingdom of yesteryear has now become Kingdom of Death.

A yellow submarine broke through the ice cap and surfaced.

Immediately afterwards, the submarine's hatch was opened from the inside, and several pirates wearing protective suits jumped out of the submarine.

If you were a native of the North Blue, you might recognize this submarine. This Heart Pirates, the newcomers who have been causing chaos in the North Blue in recent years.

Trafalgar Law, wearing heavy protective gear, looked at his hometown, which had changed beyond recognition, and was overwhelmed with emotions. (See picture)

"Captain, is this where you were born?"

A man wearing protective clothing, whose chubby, hairy figure could still be vaguely discerned, gently patted Trafalgar Law.

He is Bepo, a polar Mink Tribe and Luo's good friend. (See picture)

Due to some unforeseen circumstances, Bepo left Zou at a young age, and when he was nine, he met Trafalgar Law, who was thirteen at the time.

They can be described as the most understanding and closest friends and the most reliable companions.

Luo smiled and turned his head, "That's right, apart from Mr. Corazon, all my family members are here..."

"They're all here?"

Aside from Bepo, a longtime crew member, Penguin, Shachi, and other members of the Heart Pirates who joined in recent years were hearing their captain talk about his past for the first time.

They all assumed that a surgeon as skilled as the captain must have had a privileged childhood.

But things don't seem to be that simple.

Looking at the island filled with poisonous gas, where survival was impossible without protective suits, everyone wisely kept quiet.

The captain's family is here, so it's obvious they must have been dead for many years.

"Alright, alright, everyone, don't look so sad. It's all in the past!"

Luo smiled and waved his hand, as if all the past hardships were insignificant.

"Let's hurry and find materials to repair the submarine!"

The crew members were quite unhappy about the matter.

"Damn it, that female navy woman is so cunning! I almost got caught by her!"

"I'm sorry, it's all my fault. My leg got caught in Captain Caitlyn's animal trap..."

"Bepo, this isn't your fault. That woman was too cunning; she actually hung a salmon on the trap. It's understandable that you fell for it."

Luo comforted his old friend while gazing at his desolate hometown.

He smiled wryly, "At least Caitlyn would never have imagined we'd escaped to a place like this."

"Let me think... I remember that Amber Lead Processing Plant, it should be not far to the east..."

"Amber Lead? Do you have those precious metals here?"

A member of the pirate crew exclaimed, his eyes lighting up, "I've heard that this metal can be used to make high-end cosmetics, and it's also a favorite material for tableware among nobles. Wine aged in it tastes amazing!"

"As a doctor, I advise you not to use Amber Lead flask..."

Trafalgar Law earnestly explained, "This is definitely not a good material. It will damage the human nervous system. Look at Flevance, he died from Amber Lead disease..."

"Flevance? Is this the White Kingdom described in the books?"

Penguin looked around in surprise. He had heard the legend of the White Kingdom when he was a child, but he never expected that this was the captain's hometown. However, he never expected that the legendary country would become like this.

"But I heard in the newspaper that Amber Lead disease, which caused the demise of the White Kingdom, is a viral disease..."

"That's a complete lie fabricated by the World Government to cover up its crimes!"

Trafalgar Law's words carried a hint of anger:

"The World Government deceived everyone. They knew all along that Amber Lead are toxic metals that can accumulate in the human body and be passed on to the next generation, but for the sake of the Amber Lead mining business they control, the World Government deliberately concealed everything."

"When the disease finally broke out, the World Government, together with King Flevance, abandoned the dying patients and fabricated the rumor that Amber Lead disease was contagious, in order to bury their evil deeds forever in the dustbin of history..."

"And I am the sole survivor of Amber Lead disease. One day, I will avenge myself on those who committed these atrocities... But before that, we have other things to do..."

"Thanks to the World Government listing this island as Untouchable Island, the Navy would never have imagined we'd come here. And today, the island boasts abundant industrial facilities, enough for us to repair our submarine."

"Hehehe, Captain, you're right!"

Bepo, unusually, offered a compliment. "After all, only we possess this amazing submarine. It wouldn't be so easy for others to build one and reach the Untouchable Island... Wow... Captain, look! A huge fish has fallen from the sky!"

Bepo pointed drooling at the sky above his head.

"What is that?!"

The Fathead Fish Airship was beyond the comprehension of people of this era. Even the usually aloof Trafalgar Law couldn't help but widen his eyes as he watched the Fathead Fish Airship grow larger and larger and fall toward him.

"Room!"

In the critical moment, Law's Op-Op Fruit ability was activated instantly.

The Op-Op Fruit, touted as being on par with King Luffy's Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika, is equally powerful and unreasonable.

Luo waved his palm, creating a circular force field with a diameter of five meters.

He then instantly teleported all his companions away from the area.

Bang--

Almost simultaneously, the fathead fish airship successfully made a hard landing.

The tremendous impact created a ring-shaped shockwave that dispersed all the toxic dust that had been swirling around.

The Heart Pirates is friend or foe.

Under Luo's command, they hid behind the ruins and observed quietly.

Duang!

Duang!

A series of loud noises, no less than the crash of an airship landing on land, came from inside the ship.

Nami was the first to open the hatch and jump out, dragging a gray hamster in her hand.

Nami's signature iron fist, used to relentlessly strike her teammates, rained down on Rumble's head.

"It's all your fault! You've left us all stranded in this desolate place!"

"Besides, while your mechanical skills are good, do you really need to be so adventurous? The airship was already at red-temperature overload just now!"

"Big Sister Nami, stop hitting him! If you keep hitting him, he'll become mentally impaired!"

Heimerdinger stepped out to mediate the fight.

Then Ma Qiao and Vivi also crawled out of the cabin.

Ma Qiao, however, thought Nami was right to teach Rumble a lesson.

This kid's interest is about the same as Giggs-Kreiss's.

These Yordles are far too adventurous and need to be disciplined; otherwise, they are simply not up to the task of being skilled mechanics.

Therefore, Ma Qiao was happy to watch Nami beat up her teammates.

But some people couldn't stand it anymore.

"Stop! You shameless Human Traffickers!"

Bepo leaped out, delivering a flying side kick while roaring:

"You are not allowed to continue harming my compatriots! Release them immediately!"

Bepo was only interested in female bears, and he certainly had no pity for Nami.

Although this kick didn't carry an intense killing intent, it still produced gusts of wind.

Bang!

The violent impact created a puff of white smoke.

As the white smoke dissipated, Nami, though her hair was tousled by the strong wind, still stood there with a smile on her face.

There wasn't a trace of fear in her eyes.

Because that man's figure was always so reliable.

Bepo's leg struck a massive frost shield.

The shield remained unmoved, but he was sent flying backward.

Moreover, the shield seemed to be imbued with the power of frost.

Bepo froze, and even his hazmat suit cracked from freezing.

Nami, carrying Rumble in one hand and Heimerdinger in the other, smiled as she watched the strange man suddenly appear:

"Fellow countrymen? Are you Mink Tribe?"

The Nami of today is no longer the clueless village girl from the East Blue who first entered the Grand Line in the original story.

Thanks to the wealth of knowledge gained from surfing the internet, and the rare books that Ma Qiao collected from various places, Nami's understanding of this world far surpasses that of the original story.

"That's right, I am the Mink Tribe Polar Bear!" Bepo answered loudly.

"Really? I don't believe it."

Nami left Rumble and Heimerdinger aside, and embraced the two peaks:

"Unless you take off this weird outfit and let me see it!"

"You wicked woman, you actually wanted me to... wait!"

Bepo looked at the tattered protective suit, then at Nami's exposed, delicate skin, and at Ma Qiao and the others who were also without any protective gear, and immediately screamed:

"That won't do, you'll all die!"

"Bepo, you're still the same as ever, still have time to care about others..."

Trafalgar Law walked over, carrying the Famous Sword Kikoku.

Law swung his sword at Bepo's left leg.

However, there were no screams or blood.

Law's blade, like Sesshomaru's Tenseiga, slowly slid past Bepo's left leg, just one centimeter away.

"Room!"

As the blade passed, the icy aura and the toxins of Amber Lead disease were slashed out of Bepo's left leg by Trafalgar Law in physical form.

Slap! Slap!

Just as Luo was still pretending to be aloof, Ma Qiao started clapping his hands.

"The Op-Op Fruit, worth five billion Beli, is indeed extraordinary."

"Dr. Trafalgar Law, would you be interested in working at our Medical Service Center?"